Danny Chia waves red flag as dominant Europe promise no let up in EurAsia Cup
Malaysian player calls out Ian Poulter ahead of Sunday showdown at the Glenmarie club, where the Asians need 9.5 points to snatch victory
Malaysian hero Danny Chia has waved a proverbial “red flag” in the face of EurAsia Cup rival Ian Poulter after being informed he would face off with the Englishman during the opening match of the deciding Sunday Singles in Kuala Lumpur.
Team Asia need to win nine-and-half points from the 12 points up for grabs on the last day to claim an improbable victory at the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club in the Malaysian capital.
Their cause was not helped when the Darren Clarke captained Europeans stormed from a three-point overnight lead to win four of the Saturday fourball encounters, halved another and lost just one to their Asian rivals.
“Ian who? Ian who? It’s match play so it doesn’t matter. I don’t care who it is. If he hits a bad shot, it’s still a bad shot
It handed the European Team a 9-3 leading advantage in the second staging of the biennial event.
On Sunday, Chia will face Poulter in the opening match.
The 42-year old Malaysian lives in Kuala Lumpur and has won twice on the Asian Tour while securing one other victory last year to cement his place in the Asian Team.
However, when Chia was asked what he thought about going up against his 40-year old English-born opponent – a winner of 12 European Tour victories and veteran of five Ryder Cups – he brushed off his rival.